The Wildcats boys team had seven wrestlers competing at the 60th Doc Wright Invitational tournament over the weekend. A total of 44 schools competed in the Boys tournament. Joseph City finished with 13.5 team points at the highly competitive tournament won by Sahuarita High School with an impressive 239 team points.
For the Wildcats none of the seven competing wrestlers placed at the tournament. Individually though, Kyan Larson wrestling in the 106-pound class went 1-2. Cory McLaws earned seven team points by going 4-2 in the 120-pound class. Jay Miller earned 1 team point with a 2-2 record in the 126-pound class. Alex Diaz went 1-2 at 138 pounds. Charles Gardner went 1-2 in the 157-pound class. Tyler Penrod earned 5.5 team points in the 190-pound class with a 3-2 record. Kameron Brooks went 2-2 in the 285-pound class but did not earn team points.
The Lady Wildcats earned 4 team points competing along with 34 other schools. Joseph City had five wrestlers competing.
Brooklyn Valdez went 1-2 in the 100-pound class. Madison Faulkner was 1-2 in the 107-pound class. Emma Faulkner earned the team’s four points by going 1-2 in the 120-pound class. Baylee Petersen went 0-2 in the 120-pound class. Lena Haddox was 0-2 in the 152-pound class.
Campo Verde won the girls’ team title with 166.5 team points. Mica Mountain was second with 134, finishing just 1 point ahead of Miyamura’s third place, 133 points. Local teams finishing were Snowflake in fifth with 122, Winslow in 27th with 14, and Holbrook in 28th with 13 team points.
